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Yellow Umbrella is my all time favorite place to pick up fresh fish and also unique side dishes. I wanted to make a unique salad for dinner tonight, that included a lot of flavors. I was able to buy some sockeye salmon, calamari salad that is divine and a white bean salad with shrimp, calamari and arugula. The flavors in this salad were spicy, citrus and bitter and the taste set this salad apart. All it took was about 10 minutes to put it together! For the vegans you can omit the sockeye salmon and you have a wonderful salad full of protein and flavor.

This is an easy dish that can be used with chicken, fish, or shrimp or can be eaten by itself for a vegan option. It is full of antioxidant nutrients and includes vitamins C,A, folate, B6, K, potassium, zinc, calcium, Iron, and manganese, One serving will give you 6 grams of fiber and 8 grams of protein. To boost the protein for the vegan’s add more beans or add nutritional yeast or tofu.

Mango Salsa:

Ingredients:

2 yellow mango chopped

2 serrano peppers chopped

2 limes

cilantro chopped

1 avocado chopped

Mix mango, peppers, cilantro and avocado together. Squeeze in lime and salt and pepper to taste. Put to the side.

Ingredients:

Cannellini beans

Arugula

Red quinoa cooked

Directions:

Place arugula on a plate. Top with quinoa then cannelloni beans then mango salsa. Add smoked paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Top with chopped toasted almonds. Enjoy!

This has become one of my favorite soups. It’s the time of year when your body needs a warm dose of immune building goodness. If you decide to make your own chicken bone broth then this soup will help to build the immune system and provide you with vitamins and minerals that will support your GI tract, and your cardiovascular system. Perfect for diabetics who are looking to keep the blood sugar lower or to balance it throughout the day.

To make the meatballs, line a sheet pan with wax paper. Combine the chicken, ginger, walnuts, garlic, fennel, parsley, salt, cayenne, egg and quinoa in a bowl and mix with your hands or until well combined.

Roll it into 1-inch balls, and place them on the prepared pan.

To make the soup, heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, then add the onion and a pinch of salt and sauté until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, garlic, ginger, broccoli, and ¼ teaspoon of salt and continue sautéing for about 3 minutes.

Pour in ½ cup of the broth to deglaze the pot and cook until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the remaining 7 ½ cups broth and another ¼ tsp. salt and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a vigorous simmer, then gently transfer half of the meatballs into the simmering broth. (Refrigerate or freeze the remainder to use later.) Cover and allow the meatballs to simmer for 15 minutes.

This dish is a wonderful low glycemic mediterranean dish that has 17 grams of fiber, plant like protein as well as vitamin C, A, magnesium, and zinc. It is one of my favorite recipes because it is takes about 10 minutes to prepare and it is delicious! When shrimp is not available I will use the almond cheese to increase the protein. What is nice about this dish is the black bean pasta has 15 grams of protein per serving.

Ingredients:

4 cups Black Bean Rotini Pasta (Trader Joe’s)

2 cups Marinara Sauce (Use your favorite, I use Trader Joe’s)

1 small red onion sliced thin

4 garlic cloves chopped

1 tablespoon avocado oil (Trader Joe’s)

2 cups chopped broccoli

6 cups baby spinach

1 zucchini chopped

1 pound shrimp (steamed and peeled)

Directions:

Cook Black Bean Pasta according to instructions on the package.

Add sauce to a pan and turn on low heat. In a saute pan on medium heat add avocado oil. Add onion and garlic and cook until it begins to toast. Add broccoli and cook for a couple of minutes along with the zucchini. Once the broccoli and zucchini are cooked, add the spinach and allow to cook for a minute and turn off heat.

To serve put the marinara sauce in the bottom of a bowl, then place black beans in marinara sauce and top with vegetables. Shrimp can be placed on the vegetables or if you are a vegan then eat without the shrimp. If you are a vegan and you want to add more protein then use the almond cheese grated on top of the vegetables.

Chop red kale and place in a large bowl. Add julienne peppers, red onion, and garlic. Pour lemon juice from lemon and olive oil over salad. Add dill and pink himalayan salt to salad. Add pasta to salad. Allow to marinade for 1 hour.

Place the salmon in a saute pan with 1 cup water. Sprinkle dill and himalayan salt to salmon. Cover and allow to the water to come to a simmer. Poach salmon until cooked through. Allow to cool. Place salmon on top of salad. Season with more dill, pepper or himalayan salt according to your taste buds!

Place vegetable or chicken stock in a crock pot, add 4 cups water. If you do not have a crock pot then place it in a soup pan on the stove. Add lentils to the crockpot and cook on high for about 2 hours or on low for 4 hours. If you are using the stove top method then bring water to a boil and add lentils and allow to simmer until lentils are soft.

Add olive oil to a saute pan and add garlic and onions. Allow to cook until soft. Add green beans, artichoke hearts and saute until soft. Add spinach and allow to wilt. Add tomatoes and sauce and continue to cook until it is at a temperature to your liking.

Steam shrimp and put aside. Place a pan on the stove and turn the heat on low. Add olive oil and saute garlic until it begins to toast and then add onion and continue to saute. Add zucchini noodles and yellow squash and cook for about 3 minutes then add spinach. Add the vegetable mix to a platter and place shrimp on top then sprinkle with pumpkin seeds. Serve immediately.

Red drum has become one of my favorite fish. It is offered at Yellow Umbrella in Richmond, VA. These tacos are loaded with fresh fruit and vegetables which have plenty of nutrients including iron, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A, Vitamin B-6, folate, and niacin. This is a easy dish to prepare for dinner and kids will love it!

Ingredients:

1 pound Red Drum (I buy mine from Yellow Umbrella

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 lemon

Jalepeno – 1/4 chopped

Garlic – 2 cloves

Onion – 1/4 chopped

Spinach – 1 cup

Corn or whole wheat or gluten free tortillas

Pour the olive oil over the red drum. Squeeze the juice from the lemon on the fish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until fish is flaky.

Saute onion, garlic and jalepeno. Add spinach and put to the side.

Place 4 oz. of the fish on the tortilla. Add the spinach saute. Top with the mango salasa.

Mango Salsa

1 mango chopped

1 jalapeno chopped

1/4 cup onion chopped

3 garlic cloves chopped

1 cup cilantro chopped

1 lime

Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and squeeze with lime. Allow to be refrigerated for about an hour.